"Brewster's Millions" is one of my favorite forgotten movies from the '80s. I was working up a piece comparing our President's fiscal policy to the plot of the movie, but Edward Lezear beat me to it in the Wall Street Journal:
Is this clip, Hume Cronyn sets up the plot. Watch for fleeting explitives:In "Brewster's Millions," a comedy starring Richard Pryor, a man is told he can keep $300 million if he manages to spend $30 million in one month. The movie documents -- with a great deal of humor -- his difficulties getting the money spent. The Obama administration is currently facing a similar problem with its "stimulus" spending, only without the humor. (more)
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